Experience

SQI Diagnostics

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • 8/2020 - – do současnosti



Kenota Health

• Canada
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • 1/2019 - 3/2020



Therapure Biopharma Inc

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • 1/2016 - 12/2018



Hospira

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist II

  • 5/2014 - 4/2015



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Fellow

  • 3/2012 - 1/2014

  Key Achievements• Developed modules and integrated colorimetric detection into low cost, prototype, point-of-care lateral flow membrane based devices• Invented novel methods for sample concentration. US Provisional Patent App. 61/808,106 (filed 4/3/2013) entitled: “Methods using evaporation in point of care diagnostic devices.” Inventors: S. Rangarajan, P. Yager, B. Lutz• Optimized rehydration of labels and signal enhancement and reduced assay times • Acquired considerable experience in product development, quality control and presented in regular technical meetings with collaborators (GE Global Research, PATH and others)



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • 1/2008 - 9/2011

  Key Achievements• Invented an ultrasensitive, on-chip, isothermal amplification method for direct RNA species detection. US Provisional Patent App. PCT/US2014/067376 (June/2015) entitled “Direct detection of RNA by surface initiated enzymatic polymerization.” S. Rangarajan, M. Amiram, A. Hucknall and A. Chilkoti. Sentilus Inc., NC and Immucor, GA commercializing the technology. • Successfully led a four member team in a project to develop microRNA biomarkers for differentiating closely related lymphomas (Burkitt’s and Diffuse Large B Cell) using microRNA microarrays• Designed and performed experiments, data analysis and wrote progress reports• Developed DNA and protein microarray assays based on novel, non-fouling POEGMA polymer brushes and achieved picomolar limits of detection while assaying directly from cell lysates• Acquired experience in project management, teamwork, scientific grant writing and mentoring



University of Utah - Employment

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Associate

  • 2000 - 2007

  Key Achievements• Identified molecular pathways involved in drug resistance and adhesion by performing gene and protein expression studies on fungal biofilm fractions of C. albicans• Developed novel cryo-ToF SIMS to study transport of antifungal agents within biofilms of C. albicans• Characterized bio-active surfaces of novel dithiol molecules using XPS and ToF-SIMS• Developed chemometric models for spectral interpretation and image classification of ToF-SIMS data from proteins and other polymer coated surfaces• Presented talks and posters widely, and authored several publications